Vina Smith: Sentences: actions and instrumentals (2013)

Primary participant: Vina Smith (speaker)
Date: 2013
Project identifier: VS-21
Publication details: Unpublished (recorded by Andrew Garrett, Line Mikkelsen, Erik Maier, and Nancy Richardson on October 27, 2013)

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[1]	uhyanaváraar	mûuk	nu-chúuph-eesh
	telephone	with.(by.means.of)	1pl(>3)-speak-FUT

I am going to call you on the telephone.

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[2]	xáyfaat	uhyanaváraar	mûuk	nú-chuupha
	don't!	telephone	with.(by.means.of)	1pl(>3)-speak

Don't call me!

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[3]	hárivari	na-chuphûunish-eesh
	when	2s/3s>1s-talk.to-FUT

When are you going to call me?

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[4]	íkiich	uhyanaváraar	mûuk	nu-chúuph-eesh
	maybe	telephone	with.(by.means.of)	1pl(>3)-speak-FUT

I am going to use the phone to call you.

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[5]	pa-pakîihar	káru	ni-kîih-eesh
	the-key	also	1s(>3)-lock.a.door-FUT

I am (also) going to lock the door.

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[6]	kîiha	pa-chivchákar
	lock.a.door	the-door

Lock the door!

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[7]	ni-shxâar-eesh
	1s(>3)-go.fishing-FUT

I am going to go fishing.

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[8]	xáyfaat	ishxâar
	don't!	go.fishing

Don't go fishing!

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[9]	hôoy	pa-mi-ishxâar
	where	the-2sPOSS-fishpole

Where is your fishing pole?

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[10]	ni-shxâ-ar-eesh	pa-nan-iishxâar
	1s(>3)-fish.with.line-INST-FUT	the-1sPOSS-fishpole

I am going to go fishing with my fishing pole.

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[11]	pa-nan-iishxâar	ni-shxâ-ar-eesh	payêem
	the-1sPOSS-fishpole	1s(>3)-fish.with.line-INST-FUT	now

I am going to go fishing with my fishing pole now.

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[12]	pee-krupkáanvar	ni-hrúuv-ti	pa-'as	vaa	ni-shxâ-ar-eesh
	the-fork	1s(>3)-use-DUR	-		1s(>3)-fish.with.line-INST-FUT

I am going to go fishing with a fork.

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[13]	ni-kmárakurih-eesh-va
	1s(>3)-slash-FUT-INDEF

I am going to stab it.

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[14]	pa-nani-sáanva	ni-pithxáh-eesh
	the-1sPOSS-clothing	1s(>3)-wash-FUT

I am going to wash my clothes.

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[15]	soap	mûuk	ni-pithxáh-eesh
		with.(by.means.of)	?-?-?

I am going to wash it with soap.

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[16]	akâay	t-u-'áhoo
	who	PERF-3s(>3)-go

Who is arriving?

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[17]	ni-tátuyshur-eesh	pa-'îirish
	?-sweep.off-?	the-floor

I am going to sweep the floor.

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[18]	pimustihváanar	ni-múustih-eesh	naa
	glass	1s(>3)-look.at-FUT	1sg.

I am going to look at myself in the mirror.

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[19]	íshah-ak	ni-múustih-eesh	naa
	water-Locative	1s(>3)-look.at-FUT	1sg.

I am going to look at myself in the water.

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[20]	pa'-íshah-ak	ni-múustih-eesh	vaa	káan
	the-water-Locative	1s(>3)-look.at-FUT	that	there

I am going to look at myself in the water.

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[21]	pimustihváanar	mûuk	ni-múustih-eesh	naa
	glass	with.(by.means.of)	1s(>3)-look.at-FUT	1sg.

I am going to use the mirror to look at myself.

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[22]	pa-naní-vuh	ni-pithxáh-eesh
	the-1sPOSS-tooth	1s(>3)-wash-FUT

I am going to brush my teeth.

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[23]	vuhapithxáhar	mûuk	ni-pithxáh-eesh	pa-naní-vuh
	toothbrush	with.(by.means.of)	1s(>3)-wash-FUT	the-1sPOSS-tooth

I am going to use a toothbrush to brush my teeth.

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[24]	áhup	mûuk	ni-pithxáh-eesh	pa-naní-vuh
	wood	with.(by.means.of)	1s(>3)-wash-FUT	the-1sPOSS-tooth

I am going to use a stick to brush my teeth.

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[25]	yúfish	káru	ni-'ihrôo-vish	vaa	pa-niní-vuh	ni-pithxáh-eesh
	salt	also	1s(>3)-use-FUT	so	the-1sPOSS-tooth	1s(>3)-wash-FUT

I am going to use salt to brush my teeth.

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[26]	yúfish	ni-'ihrôo-vish	vaa	káru	ni-pithxáh-eesh	pa-naní-vuh
	salt	1s(>3)-use-FUT	so	there	1s(>3)-wash-FUT	the-1sPOSS-tooth

I am going to use salt to brush my teeth.

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[27]	vaa	káan	ni-'írip-eesh
	so	there	1s(>3)-dig-FUT

I am going to go dig something (there).

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[28]	îikam	vaa	káan	ni-'írip-eesh
	outdoors	so	there	1s(>3)-dig-FUT

I am going to go digging outside.

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[29]	tanukyáanar	mûuk	ni-'írip-eesh
	shovel	with.(by.means.of)	1s(>3)-dig-FUT

I am going to dig with a shovel.

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[30]	ikrívraam	ni-kyaa-t
	house	1s(>3)-make-PAST

I made a house.

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[31]	áhup	mûuk	ni-kyaa-t	pa'-ikrívraam
	wood	with.(by.means.of)	1s(>3)-make-PAST	the-house

I made a house with wood.

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[32]	áhup	mûuk	ni-kyáa-koo-pa	pa-tas
	wood	with.(by.means.of)	1s(>3)-make--	the-fence

I made a fence with wood.

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[33]	tá	ni-pikyâar	pa-tas
	PERF	1s(>3)-finish	the-fence

I have finished the fence.

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[34]	tá	ni-pikyâar	pa-nani-chúupha
	PERF	1s(>3)-finish	the--speech

I finished talking.

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[35]	tá	ni-pikyâar	pa-nani-pithxa	pa-nani-sáanva
	PERF	1s(>3)-finish	NOMZ-1sPOSS-wash	the-1sPOSS-clothing

I finished washing my clothes.

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[36]	pa-ni-shxáay-tih	tá	ni-pikyâar
	NOMZ-1s(>3)-fish.with.line-DUR	PERF	1s(>3)-finish

I finished fishing.

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